Daisy Dish Cloth

Crochet a fancy dish cloth with a three-dimensional daisy blooming from the center. This dish cloth crochet pattern from Lily Sugar n' Cream brings a lovely accent to any kitchen. To crochet the plain yellow and white dishcloth at top right, see the Cheerful Dishcloth Crochet Pattern. To crochet a matching bouquet of daisies shown in top left, see the Daisy Flower Bouquet Crochet Pattern.

See this pattern and more in 23 Free Flower Crochet Patterns and Other Girly Crochet Projects.

Materials:

• Yarn: Lily® Sugar ’n Cream (Solids: 70.9 g/2.5 oz/109 m/120 yds), (Ombres: 56.7g/2 oz/86 m/95 yds)

Main Color (MC) (00073 Sunshine) 1 ball
Contrast A (00001 White) 1 ball
Contrast B (01712 Hot Green) 1 ball

• Crochet Hook: Size 5 mm (U.S. H or 8) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.

Size: Approx 12½ ins [32 cm] square.

Gauge: 13 sc and 14 rows = 4 ins [10 cm].

Instructions:

With MC, ch 2.
1st rnd: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with sl st to first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in each sc around. Join with sl st to first sc. 12 sc.
3rd rnd: Ch 1. *1 sc in next sc. 2 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. Join B with sl st to first sc. 18 sc.
4th rnd: With B, ch 1. *1 sc in each of next 2 sc. 2 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. Join MC with sl st to first sc. 24 sc. Break B.
5th rnd: With MC, ch 1. Working in back loop only of each sc, 1 sc in same sc as last sl st. 1 sc in next sc. *1 hdc in next sc. 3 dc in next sc. Ch 1. 3 dc in next sc. 1 hdc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 2 sc. Rep from * 3 times more, omitting 1 sc in each of last 2 sc at end of last rep. Join with sl st to first sc.
6th rnd: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in each of next 5 sts. *(2 dc. Ch 2. 2 dc) in next corner ch-1 sp. 1 dc in each of next 10 sts. Rep from * around, ending last rep with 1 dc in each of last 4 sts. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.
7th rnd: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in each of next 3 dc. *(Ch 1. Miss next dc. 1 dc in next dc) twice. Ch 1. (1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc) in next corner ch-2 sp. Ch 1. (1 dc in next dc. Ch 1. Miss next dc) twice. 1 dc in each of next 6 dc. Rep from * around, ending last rep with 1 dc in each of last 2 dc. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.
8th rnd: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in each of next 3 dc. *(Ch 1. 1 dc in next dc) 3 times. Ch 1. (1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc) in next corner ch-2 sp. (Ch 1. 1 dc in next dc) 3 times. Ch 1. 1 dc in each of next 6 dc.
Rep from * around, ending last rep with 1 dc in each of last 2 dc. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.
9th rnd: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in each of next 3 dc. *(Ch 1. 1 dc in next dc) 4 times. Ch 1. (1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc) in next corner ch-2 sp. (Ch 1. 1 dc in next dc) 4 times. Ch 1. 1 dc in each of next 6 dc.
Rep from * around, ending last rep with 1 dc in each of last 2 dc. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.
10th to 12th rnds: Cont in same manner, working 1 more rep of (Ch 1. 1 dc in next dc) before and after each corner ch-2 sp. Fasten off.

Note: 7 petals from 2nd rnd will alternate with 7 petals from 3rd rnd.
Petals: 1st rnd: With RS facing, join A with sl st in any rem loop of 4th rnd. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp. 1 sc in each of next 4 loops. *2 sc in next loop. 1 sc in each of next 5 loops. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 28 sc.
2nd rnd: *Ch 10. 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 dc in each of next 4 ch. 1 tr in each of next 3 ch. Miss next 3 sc. Sl st in next sc. Rep from * around, ending with sl st in first sc. 7 petals.
3rd rnd: Working behind last rnd, sl st in each of next 2 sc. *Ch 10. 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 dc in each of next 4 ch. 1 tr in each of next 3 ch. Miss next 3 sc of 1st rnd. Sl st in next sc. Rep from * around, ending with sl st in first sc. 7 petals. Fasten off.

FINISHING
Sew petals in position as shown.